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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (29 May 2013)

Arthur Spring: In some circumstances where people are not able to deal with the situation at this point in time, will there be consideration and exceptions when they come back to it in two or three months time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (29 May 2013)

Arthur Spring: This is encouraging because to date many local authorities have shown less flexibility than that described by Ms Feehily.

Order of Business (30 May 2013)

Arthur Spring: They disagree with everything.

Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2013)

Arthur Spring: I compliment the Minister on doing an excellent job in her portfolio in unprecedentedly difficult times for our economy. The element of fairness is upheld in this Bill. Comparison with EU countries suggests Ireland's system of social transfers is the most effective in reducing poverty. When we look at social welfare we often think of the fact that 2.2 million people in Ireland are in...

Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2013)

Arthur Spring: The time will be worth it.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (11 Jun 2013)

Arthur Spring: 118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the imposition of a no-fly zone for Syria. [27498/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (11 Jun 2013)

Arthur Spring: 119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent lifting of the EU arms embargo on Syria. [27499/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Laundering (11 Jun 2013)

Arthur Spring: 186. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount the Revenue Commissioners estimate has been lost to the Exchequer as a result of fuel laundering in the past three years. [27495/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (11 Jun 2013)

Arthur Spring: 265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the special needs assistant/pupil ratio in the special schools in counties Limerick, Kerry and Cork. [26988/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies Code of Conduct (11 Jun 2013)

Arthur Spring: 481. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on whether it is contrary to the strategic interest of Irish indigenous companies involved in the seaweed extraction business that on 1 March 2013 a decision was made by the Board of Údarás to sell a company (details supplied); the way this decision will affect the supply of seaweed material to Irish companies;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (11 Jun 2013)

Arthur Spring: 993. To ask the Minister for Health his views that there is an equitable treatment of diabetes patients in rural areas outside Dublin; and if there is a satisfactory level of services such as the equitable provision of insulin pumps in such areas. [27496/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (11 Jun 2013)

Arthur Spring: 994. To ask the Minister for Health in the context of the centralisation of the switchboard for ambulance emergency calls, his views on whether the call centre should be compartmentalised by region, with each section containing staff with excellent geographic knowledge of a particularly region and locality. [27497/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (12 Jun 2013)

Arthur Spring: 102. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the way new policies on public procurement will affect small and medium enterprises in view of the concerns expressed by the Small Firms Association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28365/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Genetically Modified Organisms (12 Jun 2013)

Arthur Spring: 195. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his position in relation to GMO/GE crops in view of the increasing number of countries worldwide banning such crops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28361/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (13 Jun 2013)

Arthur Spring: 189. To ask the Minister for Health when the regulatory impact analysis including the cost benefit assessment will be completed on the proposal for plain packaging in the tobacco industry; if there will be a public consultation and the Government Departments that will be involved in the consultation process. [28426/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (13 Jun 2013)

Arthur Spring: 190. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding the proposal for plain packaging in the tobacco industry; and his views on whether there will be an impact on the retail business. [28427/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (13 Jun 2013)

Arthur Spring: 199. To ask the Minister for Health the amount that has been spent on the outsourcing of external maintenance on a yearly basis over the previous three years; and if considerations are being given to recruiting in-house for the provision of services in Kerry General Hospital [28434/13]

Access to the Countryside Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Jun 2013)

Arthur Spring: I welcome this Bill. It is pertinent to mention that this is about trying to create employment in our country and improve the standard of living of our people. The acronym I use when I speak about recovery in my constituency is TEAM, which stands for tourism, energy, agribusiness and microenterprise. The legislation before the House can contribute to this country's development of tourism,...

Order of Business (18 Jun 2013)

Arthur Spring: Not at all.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity Generation (18 Jun 2013)

Arthur Spring: 276. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the maximum amount of kw hours that a commercial building including farm building is allowed to produce from photovoltaic panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28954/13]